ABSENT-MINDED BRAWNA Poem by Emmy J.M. Powell
I CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF THE WAY YOU LATCH YOUR THUMB INTO YOUR SEAT BELT WHEN YOU CLIMB INTO MY CRUMBY PASSENGER SEAT AND I CAN'T STAND THOSE LITTLE BARELY-EXISTENT DOTS OF SWEAT ON YOUR UPPER LIP THAT I SO DESPERATELY WANT TO JUST MOP UP WITH A SLOPPY FIRST KISS AND I CAN'T HANDLE YOUR FINGERS TAPPING AGAINST THE CAR DOOR TO SOME STUPID SONG ON THE RADIO AND I'M ALWAYS WATCHING YOU SO CLOSELY THAT IT'S ALMOST AS IF I HATE EVERY ADMIRABLE EUPHEMISM AND MANNERISM AND GESTICULATION THAT YOUR BRAWN CONVEYS WHILE YOUR MIND IS ABSENT
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Added on May 22, 2014 Last Updated on May 22, 2014 AuthorEmmy J.M. PowellAbout22 year old hag with frequent mental collapse, a mineral collection, and an addiction to reptiles “And I asked myself about the present: how wide it was, how deep it was, how much was mine to.. more..Writing
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